Karen Danczuk waived her right to anonymity to encourage people to come forward about sexual abuse

Why did Karen Danczuk waive her right to anonymity?

The mum-of-two waived her right to anonymity in the hope it would encourage other victims of sexual abuse to come forward.

She gave an exclusive interview with The Sun branding her brother a “monster” for raping her as a girl.

Karen added: “He is sick, I hope he rots in hell. He robbed me of my childhood. I was so damaged, my education suffered and I’ve battled anxiety and depression in my adult life.”

Karen Danczuk opens up about after being repeatedly raped as a child by her brother Michael Burke

The 33-year-old has become a celebrity in her own right following her marriage to MP Simon Danczuk, who she split from over claims he became jealous of the attention she was receiving from her revealing selfies.

She said that taking busty selfies became a way of dealing with the abuse she had suffered as a child.

Karen told this newspaper that her brother would target her on Sunday nights, because he knew that she wouldn't be wearing underwear as that was 'bath night'.